ICCA Business Partners     Part of the Infopro Communication Group, a leader of professional informational and services in France, Bedouk Meetings & Events Media provides the leading search tools to MICE professionals looking for hotels, congress centres, special venues, convention bureaus, destination management companies (DMCs), incentive agencies, professional congress organisers (PCOs), and other suppliers in the meetings industry. Bedouk has recently launched a new B2B platform gathering 30 years of knowledge in venue sourcing tools (guides and websites), and is providing a high standard of service to Meeting planners. The well known search tools are: Bedouk.com & Bedouk.fr (coming soon : Bedouk.de Bedouk.es etc…) Over 10 000 Hotels, Congress venues, Convention bureaus and other MICE Suppliers located in Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East/Africa & Asia/Pacific Bedouk Worldwide Meeting Planners’ Guide 50 countries represented in the guide through a selection of Hotels, Congress Centers, DMCs and CVBs Bedouk Venue Finder Service Helps meeting planners source suitable locations and destinations free of charge - without commission for both meeting planners and suppliers!   New dedicated Application: The Bedouk Business Solution Application is a personalized version of an online venue and supplier sourcing tool integrated in the Meeting Planner’s own system (intranet etc..) with endless possibilities: procurement process, special rates, dedicated team for follow ups…   In addition to these tools you can also consult weekly newsletters, the monthly French Magazine MEET-IN and visit the Bedouk Trade Show held annually in Paris for exchange, networking and fresh news! Bedouk: - Assisting Meeting Planners in their worldwide site selection process - Generating leads and marketing opportunities for venues www.bedouk.com Brähler ICS has been manufacturing simultaneous interpretation, microphone and audio visual systems since 1958, and has sold and installed conference systems in some of the world’s finest congress centers and parliament buildings and for various prestigious international organizations, including the World Bank, IADB and IMF. Our latest product development includes a fully digital discussion system DIGIMIC for wired and wireless applications based on same components and the sophisticated digital CDSVAN conference system with microphone, electronic voting, channel selector, display and a Radio Frequency Identification Reader (RFID), which can be used for tracking and identification of delegates for discussion, voting and/or audience response sessions. Headquartered in Germany with branches in half a dozen major cities, Brähler ICS also provides a global rental service through international subsidiaries and partner companies, which comprise the Brähler ICS Network, covering more than 80 countries worldwide. This international rental service network includes multilingual staff and the full Brähler product portfolio for temporarily system expansion. Brähler ICS offers state-of-the-art congress solutions for events from 7 to 20,000 participants, and for any size and type of venue. Some reference worth mentioning was the full service Poznan UN Climate Change Conference in 2008, and the G20 EU Summit (London) and the the Afghanistan London Conference. Recent prestigious Installations: Parliament Tunis/ Tunisia; m-con Conference Center, Mannheim/ Germany; Al Shura Council, Cairo/ Egypt; European Parliament, Luxembourg/Brussels - Rental Systems As an owner-managed company with a commitment to excellence, Brähler ICS mission is to provide solutions to enable people to communicate more easily and more efficiently in this multilingual and complex world. www.braehler.com CAT Publications is an organisation dedicated to the international events industry – publishing two magazines, a directory and a website, and organising two prestigious awards ceremonies and a series of Masterclass seminars. Meetings & Incentive Travel is the UK market leader, Association Meetings International uniquely caters for the international associations and conventions market, the Worldwide Convention Venues Directory www.conventionsource.com provides data on the leading international venues and the CAT Web site www.meetpie.com is the busiest in the international events industry. The Meetings & Incentive Travel Industry Awards and the Meetings Industry Marketing Awards are both held annually. CAT Publications founded the registered charity Meetings Industry Meeting Needs. www.meetpie.com The Congress Rental Network (C.R.N.) is a global network that started in the early 90’s with 5 countries and now counts 40 members in 38 countries worldwide. All members are individual a/v companies with expertise of total conference and interpretation systems, including audio, visual, staging and lighting equipment for your event. The Congress Rental Network with his strong strategic supplier –Bosch Congress Equipment- delivers first class products and services for conferences all over the world. As no two conferences are exactly alike, all C.R.N members believe a tailor-made approach to congress equipment is essential together with high standard technical expertise. This is why Congress Rental Network has broad – based expertise with total conference infrastructure, including facilities for press rooms, break-out meeting rooms and interfacing with public address and audio visual systems and this is because C.R.N. has chosen to work only with Bosch Congress Equipment so as to secure each meeting’s success. For more information you can always check our website, www.congressrentalnetwork.com our contact your closest C.R.N. member. (info@congressrentalnetwork.com)   EIBTM – The Number one must attend event for the Global Meetings and Events Industry: Providing 3 days of the best business opportunities, best networking and best professional education, in the stunning surrounds of the bustling business and tourism destination of Barcelona. Every year EIBTM attracts a global visitor audience of over 8,100 with an extensive marketplace of international exhibitors. Over 3,700 visitors are senior decision makers attending as part of the exclusively renowned EIBTM Hosted Buyer® Programme. EIBTM provides the setting for a variety of memorable networking opportunities from the Hosted Buyer events and exhibitor functions through to the ever popular EIBTM club night. The Professional Education sessions, comprising a rich programme of current and valuable industry discussions, receive record attendance year on year. For more information this and all other features of the show visit www.eibtm.com The Reed Travel Exhibitions portfolio of Meetings & Events Exhibitions offers truly global face to face business and networking opportunities, helping you build a worthwhile network of Industry contact across the Globe. This portfolio includes: EIBTM: The Global Meetings and Events Exhibition held in Barcelona, Spain. www.eibtm.com GIBTM: Gulf Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. www.gibtm.com CIBTM: China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition held in Beijing, China. www.cibtm.com AIBTM: The Americas Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition, held in Baltimore, USA. www.aibtm.com   IMEX – the essential worldwide exhibition for meetings, incentive travel and events. IMEX is the show that exceeds your expectations every time. The trail-blazing exhibition has unleashed the energy of the global meetings industry with new ideas, new vision and a passion for business amongst record numbers of worldwide exhibitors and buyers. And IMEX is unique in attracting over 3,700 international hosted buyers (who travel and stay free as guests of the organisers) together with more than 4,000 decision makers from the valuable German market; amongst an overall visitor total of more than 8,700. The 3,500 exhibitors include national and regional tourist offices, major hotel groups, airlines, DMCs, service providers and trade associations. Organised in partnership with ICCA, IMEX Association Day and Evening is one of the big successes of IMEX. Every year 800 association professionals attend IMEX; 250 of whom attend Association Day, drawn by the stimulating mix of themed sessions, round-table discussions on relevant issues and the chance to meet old and new contacts in a great atmosphere. All ICCA members exhibiting at IMEX are invited to attend Association Evening – a great opportunity to meet association buyers face-to-face. ICCA also organises its mid-year sector and chapter meetings at IMEX, plus a host of seminars, workshops and receptions during the exhibition. Over 15,000 meeting professionals. Over 8,700 visitors. 3,700 international hosted buyers. 4,000 German buyers. 3,500 exhibitors. 150 countries. www.imex-frankfurt.com IMEX sets the pace for doing business, learning and networking in the meetings industry - and the beat is fast, furious and very focused. At IMEX America, you'll accomplish more in less time.  Tap into a steady stream of opportunities.  Revitalize your career and way of thinking.  Be more efficient.  Stay more nimble. Be in the heart of the action and buzz.  IMEX America: the pulse of the meetings industry. http://imexamerica.com Since 2001, SpotMe has created meeting architecture services and mobile technology that make sure every participant is seen, heard, inspired and connected. Hundreds of meeting owners leverage SpotMe every year to implement a paperless workflow, create the exciting, engaging experiences that will achieve the event’s goals, and learn from live data what works and what needs to improve. We work with planners, producers, VPs and CEOs to put on events that transform lives, industries – even the world. For more information and contact details, please visit our website www.spotme.com